I’ve been taking curcumin for years to improve my aged joints, and it seems to work. We have an Indian lady that practices ayurvedic medicine here that concocts locally grown turmeric with ghee, honey, pepper and other herbs and sells the turmeric paste at the swapmeet. It’s actually sweet and you can eat it with spoon.
Now I’m worried it will suck all the fluoride out of my teeth and let them crumble! (Just kidding).